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Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare got a new pistol last night – and players have already declared it overpowered.<\/p>\n

The pistol in question is the Sykov, which can be used with a whopping 80-round mag, full-auto mode and the akimbo perk to dual-wield.<\/p>\n

Players have tested the pistol in Warzone, and it looks like the Sykov has an incredibly fast time-to-kill. It’s early days, but already players reckon the close-range Warzone meta has been flipped on its head.<\/p>\n

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Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare got a new pistol last night – and players have already declared it overpowered. The pistol in question is the Sykov, which can be used with a whopping 80-round mag, full-auto mode and the akimbo perk to dual-wield. Players have tested the pistol in Warzone, and it looks like the Sykov has an incredibly fast time-to-kill. It’s early days, but already players reckon the close-range Warzone meta has been flipped on its head. 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